In an post over on Capitol Chai Life, I mentioned that in the past few years, there was a question raised about the consequence of the use of a feed in cows that improved their milk production, that it caused an unhealthy build-up of intensinal gasses.
Fortunately (for the cows), there exists a simple solution, to make a small puncture in the abdomen and into the intestines that lets the gas escape. Problem solved.
And Problem created.
Treyf technically refers to an animal that has been slashed, and such an animal is not kosher, even if it is an acceptable species, like cattle. So a large number of Rabbis debated whether puncturing cows in this manner actually rendered them tomai -- impure. Since the wound closed immediately, the overwhelming number of Rabbis agreed that this procedure did NOT render the specific cow impure. That being said, a small and vocal minority argued it DID render the cow impure, and so it was decided to err on caution. Of course, the only way to ensure you have cows that were not subject to this is to strictly supervise them, and thus Cholov Yisroel provides that solution.
And thus my dilemmma, as there is no ready source of a variety of Cholov Yisroel products near my home. Now milk is fairly easy, as there are a multitude of soy milks at the local market. Other products such as yogurt and ice cream are problematic, as the local stock is limited, and what they have is only mediocre.
And in steps Trader Joes.
Soy Cream Cherry Chocolate Chip Non-Dairy Frozen Dessert -- the parve answer to Cherry Garcia. Ooooooooooo baby! (Evil I tell you! Evil, evil, evil, evil!!! Ahahahahahaha! Ha! Haha!)
